protester

/prəˈtestər/

noun

  1. a person who publicly shows strong disagreement with something, especially by taking part in a protest

    B1

    countableneutral

    • "The protesters held signs outside the building."A2
    • "She joined the protest to show her support for environmental causes."B2
    • "Several protesters were arrested after the demonstration became violent."B2

Common mistakes

  • protestor→protester

    In American English, 'protestor' is often used, but 'protester' is the standard spelling.

Collocations

peaceful protesterstudent protesteranti-government protesterprotester holds a signprotester takes to the streets

Word family

protestprotestingprotestation